Love's Tangled Web by Donna Taylor

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Chapter 32

It was late at night at the Encounter Bar. As soon as they entered, Layton pulled Alex towards the stage. “Come on, maybe you’ll like her,” he said.

Alex wasn’t really interested and tugged Layton upstairs to get a drink.

On the stairs, Layton glanced back at the stage and suddenly tugged Alex, almost making them stumble. “Alex, look! Isn’t that Ellie?” he exclaimed.

Alex squinted at Ellie, who was singing on stage in a white dress, and his face darkened.

said, impressed.

gave Layton a warning look,

a ghost with all that makeup. It’s terrible,” he muttered.

observed. He grabbed Alex and headed downstairs. “Is your girl going through a

and headed straight

to the restroom when she saw Alex smoking in the hallway. She paused for a moment,

trying to provoke her, even going so far as to insult her.

an awkward situation by being around him again. If she could, she’d rather not see him at

Layton, who greeted her with a smile. She just kept walking,

weren’t for Layton’s help, Alex might not have been able to get his hands on something from her brother’s pocket. If her brother’s ring hadn’t been taken, she and her brother wouldn’t have been so embarrassed.

and walked over to Alex, giving him a look of disapproval. “At Haley’s birthday party, I helped you out, but I